1. Federal laws dictate how courts will determine whether a physician failed to exercise the degree of care, skill, and learning expected or a reasonably prudent doctor.

True

False

2. The injury would not have occurred "but for" the doctor's negligence.

True

False

3. Which of the following are types of damage awards available in a medical malpractice case?

Compensatory damages for economic loss

Non-economic damages for "pain and suffering"

Punitive damages

All of the above

4. While non-economical damages are not difficult to calculate, they do not account for a significant portion of the patients' injury-related damages.

True

False

5. Punitive damages, though available, are rarely awarded in medical malpractice cases.

True

False

6. Medical malpractice cases are usually based on negligence.

True

False